The Middle Tennessee Thread

[McCoysOrps]

I have a question for everyone.  I have decided to try my hand at incubating eggs. I have my incubator up and running with some eggs from my laying hens (all EE). They are due to hatch on Sunday (yay).  I set 30 eggs, definitely 1 has a chick moving around in it, I am pretty sure about 16 have nothing in them and the rest are blue and green and I cannot see in them, so hoping for a surprise. So was wondering if anyone has any cheap eggs for sale around here. I am going to join in on the Easter hatch along and want to possibly set something else along with some more of my eggs. Trying to decide if the reason they did no hatch was because my girls are new to laying, if it was the way I was incubating, storing the eggs or what. I want to try another test hatch before I buy any expensive eggs. Thanks.

I have some heritage buff orpingtons but I have not hatched any of mine but I will sell to you and can give a deal if you want some

 

[cpegram]

I have some heritage buff orpingtons but I have not hatched any of mine but I will sell to you and can give a deal if you want some

cute coop like the roosts a repurposed gate perhaps?

ETA and chickens are beautiful too!!

 

[McCoysOrps]

cute coop like the roosts a repurposed gate perhaps?

ETA and chickens are beautiful too!!

Yeah repurposed gates. Thanks

 

[DMRippy]

New hatcher Troy made is being TESTED NOW!

Can't wait to try it out. My reg hatcher killed some chicks today. It got to 102.... I don't have a fan in there so it gets hot spots and I don't trust it anymore.

 

[Searsmom]

I have some heritage buff orpingtons but I have not hatched any of mine but I will sell to you and can give a deal if you want some

That's the second time I've heard "heritage buff orpingtons" what are heritage buff orps? I know there's English and American, what's different about the heritage ones?

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: I want to hear this too.....heritage birds are usually old strains of birds. I have Good Shepard Barred Rocks and they are heritage lines. Usually they look more like the ORIGINAL birds in the SOP and are usually over 100 years old. For example an Ameraucana couldn't be heritage since they were only admitted in the 80's.

 

[McCoysOrps]

That's the second time I've heard "heritage buff orpingtons" what are heritage buff orps? I know there's English and American, what's different about the heritage ones?

Heritage and hatchery buff are totally different! Hatchery is a dimmer or lighter color buff if you look at my roo he is DARK a hatcher would be lighter and my hens are a little darker not a hole lot but a pretty big diffrence and hatchets only lay 2 years heritage can lay 2-4 years hatchery hens are kinda silver buff not like a BUFF colour

 

[McCoysOrps]

I have some heritage buff orpingtons but I have not hatched any of mine but I will sell to you and can give a deal if you want some

 

[DMRippy]

Quote:
Is that roo in your avata you Buff? He is not Buff.... he is lemon cuckoo.

 

[McCoysOrps]

Is that roo in your avata you Buff?  He is not Buff.... he is lemon cuckoo.

No he is a project orpington I'm working on and with! He is soo awesome!